Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-01-08

THE POSTAL SERVICE
show marked aud gratifying improvement,
during the past year. A particular account
of its transact lis and condition IA gwen IN
the report of the POstmaster-Cencral, which
Will he lnid before YOU. The reduction OF the
rate OF letter postage in 1855. rendering the
po.tai revenues inadequate to sustain the eS.
pcnditGrcs, and business depression also
contributing, resulted in an excess OF cost
Tor the fiscal year ended June %, 1855, OF
eight aud onc-third millions OF dollars,
an additional cheek upon receipts
by doubling the measure Of weight iu
rating sealed correspondence and diminish.
ing ono'lnlI the charge Tor newspaper CARR
age, WAS imposed by legislation which took
eucc' with the beginning of the pas, fiscal
.ear: while the constant demand Of our ter
riiorial development aud growing population,
Tor the extension and increase OF mail facili-
ties aud machinery necessities steady annual
advance In OUTLAY, aud tue careful eel innate
OF u year ago upOn the rates OF expenditure
then existing contemplated the unavoidabl.
augmentation of the deficiency In the last
isoal year by nearly $2,Vtj.DN. The antici.
pated revenue for the last year failed Of
real cation 10y about $A,0O, hut proper
measures of economy hav so satisfactorily
limited the growth of expenditure that the
total deficiency in fact fcll below that Of
1855. And ut this time the increase OF rpVc.
nue. IS gaining i'll ratio over tho increase of
cost. demonstrating the stliiicicncy OF the
P''oNHt w VI llctdIt uitIUihtfiy W busttlli
the service. This IS the more pleasing be.
cause our people enioy now both cheaper
postage, proiOrtiurahly TO distances. aud n
vaster and more costly service than any
otherupon the globe.
again urge II change In tho
FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM
To meet the wants OF the people and vbvia,e
the delays necessarily attending the present
condition of MIA rs in our courts. All are
agreed that something should be done, and
much favor Is shown by those we'll able To
advise. To the plan suggested by the Attor.
ncy General at tho last session OF Congress
and recommended ia my last annual mos.
sage. This recommendation is here renewed
together with another made at tho same
tine.
rHE INDIAN QUESTION.
ihe President says: There Is no authority
OF law for making allotments On some of the
reservations, and on Others the allotinents
provided for arr So sma! that the Indians,
though ready and desiring to settle down, are
not wi ling 10 accept gcch small areas when
their reservations contain sppple lands to If.
ford them homestcsds OF sufficient size TO
meet their present aud future needs. These
inequalities of existing special laws aud
treaties should be corrected. and some
ecneral legislation On the subject
should be prov ded, so that tho more
progressive members of the different tribes
may be settled upon homestcads, and by this
example lead Others to Follow, breaking aWay
from tribal customs and substituting there.
for the laws of homo, the interestof tho fam
~ and the rule Of the stats. The Indian
cheraeter and nature arc such that they are
wfonne:. Il 10 ~cspecIally 9 regarding the =
lands. Matters ari6lnR from the construction
Aud opefatlon OF Railroads across some of tho
reservations and cloIMg of title and rsht oT
occupancy set up n rhlke persons to sons